To: Micah H. Naftalin, UCSJ National Director
From: Inna Kharchenko
Re: Many thanks to all of you!!
Dear Micah:
I would like to thank you and the UCSJ on behalf of my parents and myself for everything you have contributed to my mother's pre-trial release. It would not have happened without your help. Thank you for your understanding and sympathy…
It turned out that my mother was on a hunger strike from December 8 (the day of the hearing) until her release. It also turned out that on December 13, my mother was transferred to the other SIZO [Russian prison], "Matrosskaya Tishina," where she was supposed to be put at the prison hospital for "treatment." Yes, she was, and how (!): she was thrown down again on the floor, where she slept without a mattress or a blanket. They did not provide her with any treatment. They proposed to give her one glucose injection, but since they didn't have any disposable syringes and there were several cells overcrowded with AIDS patients, my mother refused. Also, she was denied boiled water and was only given tap water [Note: water in the Russian jail is not safe to drink without boiling]…
Of course, she is very weak now. Besides her hypertension and heart disease, pneumonia, decreased vision and weak memory, she has got hearing problems. Now she is at home, recovering from the hunger strike, and on Thursday-Friday [December 25-26] she will be put in a hospital. Physicians come to visit her every day while she is at home. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SAVING MY MOTHER'S LIFE.
I would like to contact you after the holiday to ask your advice about future strategy and possible actions. Have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year! My mother's release was the best New Year's present I have ever had in my life. Thank you!
With best and kindest wishes,
Inna Kharchenko
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